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2007 UNION BULLDOG FOOTBALL 

GAME NOTES 

Sept. 1, 2007 

GAME 1 - CUMBERLANDS 

UNION 19 

CUMBERLANDS 24 

CORBIN, Ky. - A trio of Bulldogs netted milestones in Union 

College’s season opener; however, it was the Patriots of University 

of the Cumberlands (Ky.) that were celebrating as Cumberlands 

pulled out the 24-19 decision Saturday to hang on to the Brass 

Lantern at Campbell Field in Corbin, Ky. 

Senior linebacker Patrick O’Neal (Lula, Ga.) tied the school record 

for tackles in a game with 20, equaling the mark set by John Fey 

which was set back in 1997. Sophomore defensive back Ty Harris 

(Monroe, Ga.) picked off three passes to equal the school record. 

Harris has now twice accomplished the feat and joins Lavarus 

McCloud and C.J. Westerman as the only ones to achieve the milestone. 

Senior quarterback Joey Waters (McDonough, Ga.) became 

the fi rst player in school history to amass 40-plus touchdown passes 

as he now stands alone in that category with 41. 

But it went all for naught as Cumberlands was able to hold strong 

and pull out the fi ve-point win to keep the Brass Lantern for the 

second year in a row. 

The contest was also a Mid-South Conference East showdown 

as Cumberlands improved to 1-0 overall and 1-0 in MSC East play. 

Union dropped to 0-1 overall and 0-1 in league play. 

Although Union won the turnover battle as Cumberlands coughed 

it up four times to Union’s two, the last Bulldog miscue ultimately 

proved costly. 

Down 17-13 with just over four minutes to play, Brian Abshire 

picked off a Waters pass and returned it 58 yards for a touchdown to 

give Cumberlands a 24-13 cushion with 3:58 to play. 

Not ready to give up, Union covered 60 yards in four plays to cut 

into the defi cit. Waters hooked up with Kyle Callahan (Covington, 

Ky.) for a 33-yard touchdown pass, making it 24-19 with 2:58 

remaining. The Bulldogs went for two but Waters was stopped just 

short of the goal line. 

Union, though, would not get a chance to take the lead. Cumberlands 

took the ensuring possession and ran out the clock. A Kyle 

King 24-yard run sealed the victory as it put the ball on the Union 8 

with just over a minute left with one timeout left for Union. 

Cumberlands outgained Union 323-312 in total offense with 248 

yards coming on the ground. King led Cumberlands with 92 yards 

and two scores on 25 carries. Bob Evans ran for 61 yards on fi ve 

carries. King also completed 5-of-15 passes for 75 yards. 

Waters tossed 24-of-39 passes for 249 yards and two touchdowns. 

Callahan hauled in seven passes for 70 yards and two 

scores, while Chris Collopy (Manchester, Ky.) pulled down six for 47 

yards. Shawn Kelly (Owenton, Ky.) had four catches for 71 yards. 

Union rushed for 63 yards with Lee Miles (Ross, Ohio) leading the 

way with 52. 

SCORE BY QUARTERS 

UNION 3 0 3 13 -19 

CUMBERLANDS 0 7 3 14 -24 

SCORING SUMMARY 

1st - UC - Hager 22 FG 

2nd - CUMB - King 4 run (Meade kick) 

3rd - UC - Hager 41 FG 

CUMB - Meade 38 FG 

4th - CUMB - King 1 run (Meade kick) 

UC - Callahan 1 pass from Waters (Hager kick) 

CUMB - Abshire 58 INT return (Meade kick) 

UC - Callahan 33 pass from Waters (Kelly pass failed) 

TEAM STATS UC CUMB 

First Downs 16 20 

Rushes-Yards 29-63 49-248 

Passing Yards 249 75 

Passes (C-A-I) 24-39-2 5-15-3 

Total Offense Plays-Yards 68-312 64-323 

Punts-Average 4-38.0 3-42.0 

Fumbles-Lost 2-0 3-1 

Penalties-Yards 8-74 5-35 

Time of Possession 30:30 29:30 

Third-Down Conversions 7 of 17 6 of 13 

Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2 1 of 1 

Sacks By-Yards 0-0 1-13 

UNION 

RUSHING Att Gain Lost Net TD Lg 

Milles 14 66 14 52 0 15 

Callahan 1 9 0 9 0 9 

PASSING Att Comp Int Yds TD Lg 

Waters 39 24 2 249 2 35 

RECEIVING No Yds TD Lg 

Callahan 7 70 2 33 

Collopy 6 47 0 13 

CUMBERLANDS 


King 25 104 12 92 2 24 

Evans 5 65 4 61 0 25 


King 15 5 3 75 0 28 


Jeffers 2 43 0 28 

Jones 2 22 0 12 

GAME 2 - LAMBUTH 

Sept. 8, 2007 

LAMBUTH 48 

UNION 44 

BARBOURVILLE, Ky. - Christening its new synthetic turf field, 

Union College covered the field numerous times Saturday. 

However, it was visiting Lambuth (Tenn.) University that left 

happy as it outlasted Union 48-44. 

A common belief is that play is faster on synthetic turf rather 

than grass. And it sure appeared to be the case at Burch/Nau 

Field as Union and Lambuth combined for 800 yards in total 

offense as well as 440 kickoff return yardage. 

The Eagles (1-1 overall) racked up 451 yards in total offense 

with 244 coming on the ground and 207 through the air. Meanwhile, 

the Bulldogs (0-2 overall) compiled 349 yards in total 

offense with 335 coming through the air and just 14 rushing. 

Senior quarterback Joey Waters (McDonough, Ga.) had a field 

day as he completed 26-of-35 passes for 335 yards and four 

touchdowns. More importantly, he had no interceptions. 

Shawn Kelly (Owenton, Ky.) had a big day as he hauled in 

seven passes for 139 yards and two scores. Kyle Callahan 

(Covington, Ky.) pulled down a team-high eight catches for 

79 yards, while Rolondo Dyer (Lawrenceburg, Ga.) had three 

receptions for 51 yards and a touchdown. 

Running back Terence Pollock (Orange Park, Fla.) led the 

Bulldog ground attack with 43 yards on 20 carries as he also 

caught three passes for 27 yards and a score. 

Both teams came out firing on all cylinders. The two squads 

combined for 28 first-quarter points and Lambuth held a 34-30 

edge at the half. 

The Bulldogs took the opening possession of the second 

half and drove the ball 57 yards on eight plays to take the lead. 

Waters capped the drive with a nine-yard bootleg run, making it 

37-34 with 11:30 to play in the third. 

With 7:45 to go in the third, Kevin Haynes scored his third 

touchdown of the game on a three-yard run, capping a nineplay, 

65-yard march by the Eagles. Following Chris McGinn’s 

PAT, Lambuth led 41-37. 

Union reclaimed the lead just before time expired in the third. 

With three seconds remaining, Waters hooked up with Pollock 

on a screen play that covered 15 yards for the score, giving 

Union a 44-41 lead. 

But on the ensuing kickoff, Allen Ervin returned the ball 50 

yards to the Union 38 to give the Eagles a short field to work 

with. Eight plays later, Mark Kelley hit Clint Anderson in the 

back of the end zone for a four-yard scoring strike as Lambuth 

claimed a 48-44 lead with 10:53 to play. 


LAMBUTH 14 20 7 7 -48 

UNION 14 16 14 0 -44 


1st - LU - Haynes 32 run (McGinn kick) 

UC - Kelly 18 pass from Waters (Hager kick) 

LU - Haynes 2 run (McGinn kick) 

UC - Dishman 85 KO return (Hager kick) 

2nd - UC - Hager 32 FG 

LU - Talley 47 pass from Kelley (McGinn kick) 

LU - Smith 15 fumble recovery (McGinn kick) 

UC - Kelly 29 pass from Waters (Hager kick) 

LU - Ervin 1 run (McGinn kick blocked) 

UC - Dyer 28 pass from Waters (Kelly rush failed) 

3rd - UC - Waters 9 run (Hager kick) 

LU - Haynes 3 run (McGinn kick) 

UC - Pollock 15 pass from Waters (Hager kick) 

4th - LU - Anderson 4 pass from Kelley (McGinn kick) 

TEAM STATS LU UC 




Passes (C-A-I) 12-18-0 26-35-0 









LAMBUTH 


Haynes 28 141 2 139 3 32 

Ervin 12 98 2 96 1 57 


Kelley 18 12 0 207 2 47 


Smith 4 52 0 29 

Hargrove 3 63 0 36 

UNION 


Pollock 20 54 11 43 0 13 

B. Kelly 2 13 0 13 0 12 


Waters 35 26 0 335 4 29 



S. Kelley 7 139 2 29 

GAME 3 - MALONE 

Sept. 8, 2007 

UNION 21 

MALONE 55 

CANTON, Ohio - Malone (Ohio) College reeled off 27 firstquarter 

points as it defeated visiting Union College 55-21 

Saturday at Fawcett Stadium. 

The Pioneers (2-1 overall) jumped out to a 20-0 lead before 

the Bulldogs (0-3 overall) cracked the scoring column. Malone 

tacked on Derek Deardorff 14-yard touchdown reception in the 

second as it took a 34-7 cushion into the half. 

Joey Waters (McDonough, Ga.) hit Kyle Callahan (Covington, 

Ky.) for 10-yard touchdown pass at the 13:12 mark in the third, 

cutting the margin to 34-14. However, Malone scored twice in 

the period to stretch the margin to 48-14. 

Waters hit Shawn Kelly (Owenton, Ky.) for a 5-yard scoring 

strike in the fourth for the Bulldogs’ final tally. But it was too 

little, too late as Malone recorded the 55-21 victory. 

Malone outgained Union 479-247 in total offense. Malone 

racked up 362 yards through the air and 117 on the ground, 

while Union had 240 yards passing and only seven yards 

rushing. 

Waters completed 20-of-34 passes for 221 yards and three 

scores while having three passes picked off. Callahan pulled 

down six passes for 138 yards and a touchdown. 


UNION 7 0 7 7 -21 

MALONE 27 7 14 7 -55 


1st - MC - Payton 2 run (Skvor kick failed) 

MC - Payton 16 pass from Orsagh (Skvor kick) 

MC - Deardorff 9 pass from Orsagh (Skvor kick) 

UC - Chambers 32 pass from Waters (Hager kick) 

MC - Clapham 22 pass from Orsagh (Skvor kick) 

2nd - MC - Deardorff 14 pass from Orsagh (Skvor kick) 

3rd - UC - Callahan 10 pass from Waters (Hager kick) 

MC - Johnson 9 pass from Orsagh (Skvor kick) 

MC - Cruise 77 fumble recovery (Skvor kick) 

4th - UC - Kelly 5 pass from Waters (Hager kick) 

MC - Roden 12 INT return (Skvor kick) 

TEAM STATS UC MC 




Passes (C-A-I) 21-35-3 31-42-0 









UNION 


Pollock 18 50 25 25 0 17 

Miles 2 1 10 -9 0 1 


Waters 34 20 3 221 3 70 



Polloack 3 9 0 4 

MALONE 


Jefferson 8 37 1 36 0 8 

Payton 11 31 1 30 1 7 


Orsagh 28 22 0 294 4 34 


Deardroff 7 85 2 20 

Johnson 6 50 1 13 

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